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'REVIEW: Hiromi, 'Spark,' Telarc

She's one of the most stunning piano players in years. Japanese composer Hiromi is back with her newest 'Spark' (Telarc), her tenth CD since her 2003 'Another Mind' debut. She delivers eight super-charged tracks with her Trio Project and one dreamy solo track ("Wake Up and Dream").
By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'primephonic: Classical Music's Service for All Seasons

    Until now, alas, classical musical had been more than a little late to the revolution. No, not a televised one; the online revolution--that digi-revolt against all the real, tactile records (and tapes) of some 1000 years of performance practice proper. Blame the medium, not the message, though. Lo, about an hour south of Amsterdam, one dutiful Dutch downloading distributor would soon oblige: primephonic.
    By LOGAN K. YOUNG, Editor-in-Chief

  • 'REVIEW: Ratatet, 'Arctic,' Ridgeway Records

    Ratatet's 'Arctic' debut (Ridgeway Records) comes out of San Francisco fully formed. OK, fine, hold a gun to my head and I'll have to admit it's jazz. But with a front line consisting of trombone and electric bassoon, the SOUND is so scintillatingly different and passionate, let's for once throw away the concept of genre, shall we?
    By Mike Greenblatt
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